Reforms to the Audio-Visual Creative Tax Reliefs with Saffrey Champness

WFTV invites members to this online conversation between Isla MacGillivray and Sinead McHugh who represent UK and Irish audit, accounting and tax practise; Saffrey Champness.

This session will cover the key changes following publication of the draft legislation on the proposed reform of the film and television tax relief to the audio-visual expenditure credit (‘AVEC’). Isla and Sinead will go through what has changed, what is staying the same, the value of the credit and the transitional rules, covering all the essential ‘must know’ points in this short webinar.

There will be an opportunity to ask Isla and Sinead questions during the final 15 minutes of the event.

Event Schedule:

18:25: Please join the webinar waiting room

18:30: Event begins, in conversation with Isla MacGillivray and Sinead McHugh from Saffrey Champness.

19:15: Audience Q&A

19:30: Finish

Isla MacGillivray

Isla is a Partner in the Film and Television Team at Saffrey Champness and has worked within the  creative industry sector for over 10 years.

Isla provides a range of services in relation to the UK Creative Industry tax reliefs, including; advising  producers on how to access UK creative industry tax incentives; advising on British cultural test  qualification and attaining co-production status for films, TV programmes and video games;  advising on multi-territorial production structures and financing arrangements; evaluating  budgeted production expenditure for qualification of tax relief, providing opinion letters for  financiers and assisting clients with statutory audits, accounts and tax compliance.

Her client base includes film, television and video game production & distribution companies,  commissioning producers and rights owners across a range of large US and UK studios to small  budget independent producers.

Sinead McHugh

Sinead is a Partner in our UK and Dublin firm specialising in the UK and Irish Film & Television sector and has worked in the creative industry space for over 13 years.

Sinead provides specialist advice on claiming UK tax reliefs and the Irish Film and Television Tax  Credit, Section 481. Sinead’s range of services include advising film, television, and animation  producers on how to access UK and Irish creative industry tax incentives, provides advice on  qualifying productions as British and assisting with submission to the BFI and advising on how to  qualify as a formal co-production. She advises on multi-territorial production structures, financing  arrangements and considers the impact of production specific contractual arrangements. In  addition, Sinead provides opinion letters for financiers, evaluates budgeted production expenditure  for qualification of tax relief in both the UK and Ireland and assists clients with corporate reporting,  audit, and statutory compliance.

Sinead acts for a wide range of internationally focused clients, from small independent film and  television production companies to major US and UK film studios and television broadcasters along  with indigenous Irish film and television producers and post production houses.

How will the online event work?

This event will be live streamed via Zoom.us. Viewing details will be sent via your confirmation.

Attending participants will not be visible to others and will be muted throughout the session. After the talk, there will be an opportunity for audience members to ask questions by using the Q&A feature.

This event is for existing WFTV members only.

If you are not a member and would like to join, membership costs just £100 + VAT/yr , please click here or email admin@wftv.org.uk

At WFTV, we want our events to be accessible for everyone. If you have any access requirements, please let us know in advance and we will do our best to accommodate you. Please contact admin@wftv.org.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible.